<h3>xlack</h3>
<h4>Main Project Page</h4>
<p><a
href="http://code.google.com/p/lack/">http://code.google.com/p/lack/</a>

<h4>What is this?</h4>
<p>This is a demonstration initramfs image, with every kernel option turned on
and a basic <em>inittab</em> that starts up shells on the first four virtual
consoles and an XWindows session with xterm on the 5th.  You would use this
image to make sure the image will boot on your target hardware, and to poke
around and see how things work :)</p>

<p>Note that most of the memory usage is because of all of the kernel modules
stored in <code>/lib/modules</code>, which in turn takes up space in the
initramfs filesystem (ramdisk):

<pre>
~ # uname -a
Linux lack 2.6.30.5-lack #1 SMP PREEMPT Sat Aug 1 11:52:48 PDT 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

~ # du -sh /lib/modules
61.7M   /lib/modules
</pre>

You can save a lot of space after booting by deleting the modules that you
don't need from the initramfs filesystem.

<h4>What's available?</h4>
<ul>
<li><em>vmlinuz-X.X.XX</em> and
<em>initramfs-lack-X.X.XX.DATE.cpio.gz</em>, the kernel and initramfs
image; can be used to PXEboot or with SYSLINUX for USB flash drives</li>
<li><em>xlack.VERSION.DATE.zip</em> - a zipfile containing the kernel and
initramfs images</li> 
<li><em>xlack.VERSION.DATE.tar</em> - a tarball containing the kernel and
initramfs images</li> 
<li><em>xlack.VERSION.DATE.iso</em> - an ISO image you burn with CD writing software</li> 
</ul>

<p>Download the tarball <strong>or</strong> the zipfile <strong>or</strong>
the ISO image <strong>or</strong> the <em>vmlinuz</em> and
<em>initramfs-xlack</em> files, or download them all!

<h4>Usage</h4>

<p>Burn the ISO, create a bootable USB flash drive with syslinux or PXEboot
the kernel and initramfs image, then boot up the system.  

<h3>Enjoy!</h3>

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